Miriam’s disastrous trip

a. What are some things that Miriam definitely should have done before she left on her trip?

she must have investigated how big is the country and which is the nearest place to visit the orangutan, she could have put her guidebook, then she had have booked in a cheaper but good hotel and a car by internet.

b. What are some other things that Miriam could have done to make her trip more enjoyable?

she might have brought some extra money just in case to make her sure if something happen at any time. she may have prepared a plan b if plan a did not work.

c. What should she do now?

she made a trip with one purpose so , she has some options and one of the best is to take the train to make her trip interesting and then change to the bus, she may have been tired by the time she arrive there but she is going to do what she wants to do

Modals in the past

The waiter had have wore a alien costume because he works in a mars' restaurant and the guest is looking at him because he may have wanted to wear a funny costume like him. Or the waiter may not have infected to the guest with swine flu.

They had have practiced for a performance.

They must not have danced so they decided to picked up their guns

The girls may have wanted to kill their teacher

These three guys must have played who jumped further, or the man who was lying on the sofa could have lost a bet and the other guy wanted to see how much weight could resist him, or the man who was jumping may have belived he was a superhero

MY BEST WAY TO TRAVEL IN SANTIAGO

When I was a child, I used to travel for Santiago and the whole town by bus, and I liked that transportation. I thought it was nice, because I could see everything through the window. But, there were a lot of bad things in that sort of transportation, for example, you had to see all of those angry drivers, or see how people frequently stole to others. With this, I am not saying it is not happening anymore but how our transportation has suffered new changes I do not have to see that very often. Well, since I knew the subway my life change I started arriving earlier to everywhere. I think subway has good and bad things as the bus. Well, for me now the subway has become in my favorite way to travel in Santiago, because it minimizes hours of traveling, and it is sure, the only think I miss about the bus are singers they enjoyed my traveling.

Travel Stories Kerri's Costa Rican Plunge

1.- What kind of things kerri found amazing in Costa Rica?

2.- Why was kerri afaid of jump ?


3.- What did kerri want to prove with her jump ?



4.- What did she think about herself and her risky feat?


5.- Was patrick annoyed because she jumped?

Assignment

ECUADOR & PERU

After the presentation you must remember a couple of things about Peru and Ecuador so let’s make some exercises to refresh your memories.

Choose the correct alternative.

1. - what are the symbols in the Peruvian coat of arms?

a) a condor- a orange tree and a bag with gold.
b) A plane, a dog and a flag.
c) A cornucopia with gold, a quina tree and a camel
d) A quina tree, a cornucopia with gold and vicuña.

2. - what is the color that the Ecuadorian flag has?

a) yellow, green and red
b) yellow, blue and orange
c) yellow, blue and red
d) red, blue and white

3. - who were the first habitants in p0eruvian0 land?

a) The onas Empire
b) The Inca Empire.
c) The azteca empire
d) The mapuche Empire

4. - what was the main reason in the Ecuador-Peru conflict?

a) the limits
b) the exportation of contami0naded food
c) the presidents of both 0contries didn’t get along
d) a y b

5. - Peruvian land limits with:

a) With Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and the pacific ocean.
b) With Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia and the pacific ocean.
c) With Uruguay, Colombia, Venezuela, chile and argentina.
d) With Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile and the pacific ocean.


6. - Ecuador is bordered by:

a) Peru, Colombia and the pacific ocean.
b) Peru, Colombia, Brazil and the pacific ocean.
c) Chile, Peru, Uruguay and Colombia.
d) With Peru, Colombia, Brazil and the pacific ocean.

7. - What are the regions that geographically divide Peru and Ecuador
a) The coast, the highlands and the beach
b) The coast, the highlands, and the jungle.
c) The coast, the jungle and the beach
d) The coast and the jungle.

8. - Complete the sentence.
A). - Peruvian people celebrate a festival in honor a popular
Liquor which is ……………………
b).- The most popular carnivals in Ecuador are…………………y……………………
c).- The most famous river in Peru is…………………………….. and that place is named as…………………………
d).- a famous Island in Ecuador is ………………………..

What is an acronym?

An acronym is an abbreviation of several words in such a way that the abbreviation itself forms a word. According to Webster's, the word doesn't have to already exist; it can be a new word. Webster's cites "snafu" and "radar", two terms of World War Two vintage, as examples. Implicit is the idea that the new word has to be pronounceable and ideally easy to remember.

Frequently, acronyms are formed that use existing words (and sometimes the acronym is invented first and the phrase name represented is designed to fit the acronym). Here are some examples of acronyms that use existing words

1. CNN: Cable News Network.

2. UFO: Unindentified Flying Object.

3. SCUBA: Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.

4. IBM: International Business Machines.

5. VHS: Video Home System.

6. DVD: Digital Versatile Disc.

7. SNAFU: Situation Normal: All Fucked Up

8. LASER: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

9. RADAR: Radio Detection and Ranging.

10. NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

11. FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions.

12. CD-ROM: Compact Disc - Read Only Memory.

13. DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid.

14. JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group.

15. ATM: Automated Teller Machine/Asynchronous Transfer Mode.

16. BCE/A.D.: Before Common Era/After Death

17. EU: European Union

18. NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement.

19. 4WD: 4-Wheel Drive: Four Wheel Drive.

20. AWD: All Wheel Drive.

21. CIA: Central Intelligence Agency.

22. FUBAR: Fucked Up Beyond All Reason/Recognition/Repair.

23. FIDO: Fuck/Forget It, Drive On

24. ABS: Antilock Brake System.

25. TLC: Tender Loving Care

CONFUSING AND BORROWING WORDS, SLANGS

Confusing Words

is a collection of words that are troublesome to readers and writers. Words are grouped according to the way they are most often confused or misusSome of these words are homonyms (words that sound alike but are spelled differently) and some are just commonly confused.

Example:

lay :to set down or place something
lie :to recline; to tell a falsehood

affect to influence, to pretend (verbs); feeling (noun)
effect a result; being in operation (nouns); to make happen (verb)

Borrowing Words

One way of creating new words is to borrow or take from other languages. English has been taking words from :
Latin. Greek, Frensh, Spanish, Arabic and Chinies….etc.

examples:

Algebra ,Zero ,Alchemy Alcohol, Sugar,Cotton, Coffee, Hakim,Jasimen, Magazine ,guide, racket , march, Tarif, Arsenal, orange, Jar, Apricot, Lemonade osque, Musk , and some others

Slangs

Slang is casual spoken language which differs from dialectical speech and JARGON as well as formal speech. Some linguists think of slang as the sprinkles of color in a language, since slang is often unique, unusual, and sometimes startling. As a general rule, slang is not used in formal spoken language, or in writing, unless the speaker is attempting to achieve a deliberate effect. Some slang terms, however, make the jump from slang to accepted common usage, as was the case with “OK.”

Examples:

• evil: great; excellent. (Maldito)

Your car is really evil!"

• eyepopper: something or someone visibly astounding.

Wow, that girl is truly an eyepopper!"

• face-off: confrontation.

I think it's time we had a face-off."fart

• "flashback: sudden memory. (un recuerdo)

In Little Tokyo I had a flashback to my days living in Japan.

• "flick: movie.

Let's go out tonight and watch a flick.

• "fox: attractive, alluring person.

Is it true that Brad Pitt is a fox?"